# Explore the Help Center

**Source**: https://gsas.harvard.edu/help-center
**Parent**: https://gsas.harvard.edu/

## Whether you’re new to Harvard Griffin GSAS or have been here for years, you’ll find a wealth of insight and essential information in the Help Center. From policies & procedures to important dates and even who to ask when you’re not sure what you need, the Help Center has the resources to support you at every stage of your journey. Don't know where to start? Connect with !

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Resources

Everyone at Harvard Griffin GSAS is dedicated to helping you meet the unique challenges of advanced study at Harvard, and we want you to succeed personally and academically. Numerous resources can help! Looking for a fellowship? Want to sign up for an MBTA pass? Don't know where to start? Search our resources!

[Search for Grants and Fellowships](/resource/carat-database-grants-and-fellowships)

[Sign Up for a T Pass](/resource/mbta-semester-pass-program)

[Connect with Student Services](https://gsas.harvard.edu/office/student-services)

Policies

Policies detail the regulations, rules, and procedures that apply to students, including departmental-specific requirements. These policies are available to all enrolled students, faculty, and staff. You may need your HarvardKey to access them.

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Most Helpful Resources and Policies

[MBTA Semester Pass Program](/resource/mbta-semester-pass-program)

[English Language Conversation Program](/resource/english-language-conversation-program)

[CARAT Database for Grants and Fellowships](/resource/carat-database-grants-and-fellowships)

[Transfer to a Different Degree Program](/policy/transfer-different-degree-programs-archived)

Offices

We want you to succeed personally and academically while studying at the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Harvard Griffin GSAS). Everyone at Harvard Griffin GSAS is dedicated to helping you meet the unique challenges of advanced study at Harvard.

[Culture, Community, and Engagement](/office/culture-community-and-engagement)

[Fellowships & Writing Center](/office/fellowships-writing-center)

[Student Center at Harvard Griffin GSAS](/office/student-center-harvard-griffin-gsas)

[Visiting Students Program Office](/office/visiting-students-program-office)

[Harvard Integrated Life Sciences](/office/harvard-integrated-life-sciences)

Forms

Registration & Enrollment

[Application for Part-Time Study](/sites/default/files/migrated/atoms/files/part_time_petition_fillable_1.pdf)

[Credit for Work Done Elsewhere](https://gsas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/2023-06/CWDE%20final%2004212023[59].pdf)

[Petition for Extension of Time for an Incomplete Grade](/sites/default/files/migrated/atoms/files/Fillable_Petition%20for%20EXT%20or%20INC%20Grade_0.pdf)

[Petition to Add and/or Withdraw from a Course after the Add/Drop Deadline](/sites/default/files/migrated/atoms/files/NEW%20Fillable_Petition%20to%20Add%20Drop%20Course.pdf)

[Secondary Field Application](https://gsas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/2023-06/secondary_field_app_e-signature_0_0.pdf)

[Student Withdrawal Notice](/sites/default/files/migrated/atoms/files/Fillable_Student%20Withdrawal%20Notice.pdf)

[SAT/UNSAT Language Course Grading](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/fasro/files/grading_basis_change_sat-uns-_gsas_e-signature_0.pdf?m=1642023704)

Dissertation

[Dissertation Delayed-Release Request](/sites/default/files/migrated/atoms/files/FAS%20Registrar_Fillable_Dissertation%20Delayed%20Release%20Request.pdf)

Financial Aid

[GSAS Late Fee Waiver Request](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Fillable_GSAS_Late_Fee_Waiver_March2023.pdf)

[Request for Hardship Funding](/sites/default/files/migrated/atoms/files/09022020%20Hardship%20Funding%20Form_Fillable%20Final.pdf)

Readmission

[Application for Readmission](/sites/default/files/migrated/atoms/files/Application%20for%20Readmission.pdf)

[Application for Readmission for Degree Only](/sites/default/files/migrated/atoms/files/Application%20for%20Readmission%20for%20Degree%20Only.pdf)

Non-Resident Status

[Cancellation of Non-Resident Status](/sites/default/files/migrated/atoms/files/New%20Cancel%20NORA%20App.pdf)

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Resources for a Diverse Community

Diversity

Harvard Griffin GSAS and Harvard University offer a number of resources and opportunities designed to support our diverse community. Resources are also available for prospective and current graduate students who are first-generation college attendees or who are from low socioeconomic status backgrounds.

- [Inclusion and Belonging](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organizations?categories=12715)
- [LGBTQ Students](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organizations?query=lgbtq)
- [Veterans](https://sfs.harvard.edu/veteran-military-benefits)
- [Students with Families](/resources?f%5B0%5D=resource_category%3A327)
- [Students with Disabilities](/resource/disability-access-office)

[Connect with the Diversity Team](/office/culture-community-and-engagement)

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Naima Green-Riley with Ruth Bader Ginsburg while in the Foreign Service, February 2012.\